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July 08, 2025

[$25M Raised] Getting Into YC, Top Fundraising Learnings & Hitting PMF, Matthew Watts, Co-Founder, Lendflow

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GUEST INFO

Matthew Watts https://www.linkedin.com/in/wattswolf/

Lendflow https://www.lendflow.com/

TIMESTAMPS

03:00 – Why “CTO” isn’t a real title early on

→ A candid take on what technical leadership really means pre–product-market fit.

04:00 – The real YC mantra: Make things people want

→ Not just a slogan—how they actually applied it and found user pull.

06:00 – How they chose the right market

→ A framework for evaluating whether a problem is worth solving.

09:00 – Identifying the right signals for product-market fit

→ What traction looked like for them, and how they knew it was working.

11:00 – Why storytelling beats numbers in early pitches

→ A masterclass in how to raise when you don’t have metrics yet.

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